Annual Report

MSBA Family Law Section
Annual Report
2021-2022


Section Membership
As of July 18, 2022, the Family Law Section has 943 members.

Financial Status
The Section had an account balance of $61,450.94 as of April 30, 2022.

CLE & Events
The Section virtually hosted 9 monthly CLE programs, co-hosted 1 Tri-Bar Family Law CLE, and held 12 informal round-table discussions in fiscal year 2021-2022.  

Program Title

Date

Event Code

CLE Credits

Number of Attendees

You don’t want a PC? Meet your Special Master

05/14/22

460023

1.0 Standard

 58

Tri-Bar Family Law: Is Your Access to Justice the Same as Mine? Cultural Considerations in Handling Family Court Cases involving Domestic Violence

04/28/22

456167

1.0 Elimination of Bias

 108

Keeping Hope Alive – Strategies for Post-Decision Motions that Win

04/09/22

455135

1.0 Standard

 67

Trauma Informed Advocacy for Family Law Attorneys

    03/12/22 

449636

1.0 Standard

63

When Your Client is Impaired

02/12/22 

444278

1.0 Ethics

73

Domestic Violence - Addressing Bias in Family Courts and Related Systems

01/08/22


438565

1.0 Elimination of Bias


74

Best Practices for Zoom Evidentiary Hearings

12/11/21431510 1.0 Standard
 64

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

11/13/21


425379

1.0 Standard


60

 What the DRO?!? What every family law attorney needs to know about dividing retirement plans

 10/09/21
 4186631.0 Standard    
  57
Guardianship and Conservatorship - What are They and When are They Needed

 09/11/21412292 1.0 Standard            
 35

 
An addition to the monthly Saturday webinars, the Section held informal monthly virtual round-table discussions (without CLE credits) with the following topics:  

 Calculating Income for Self-employed Parties
 Using Private Investigators in Family Matters
 Preparing Clients for Mediation and ENE’s
 Follow up on Trauma Informed Advocacy – Attorney Stories and Prospective
 What about Parenting Consultants – the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
 Let’s talk about HROs and OFPs
 Getting Evidence Admitted at Trial
 Withdrawing from Family Law Cases
 Working with Self-Represented Litigants
 Discovery Concerns and How to Timely Get it Done
 Let’s Chat About Advance Child Credit Payments
 Family Law Conversations on Pre-paid Legal Plans

02/10/18

253162

1.0 Standard

49